Strength and Failure Characterization of the Gibeon (IVA) Iron Meteorite

M. Fazle Rabbi, Khaled H. Khafagy, Laurence A.J. Garvie, Erik Asphaug, Desireé Cotto-Figueroa, Aditi Chattopadhyay

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Abstract

Most iron meteorites are thought to be remnants of the cores of differentiated planetesimals, exposed to interplanetary space by collisional events. Many display a Widmanstätten pattern, an intergrowth of kamacite (bcc α-iron) and a high Ni-iron material called taenite. This coarse structure, which is formed by slow cooling over millions of years in space, may influence the material properties and failure mechanisms. In this study, eight samples are used to characterize the strength and failure mechanism of the Gibeon (IV) iron meteorite under quasi-static compressive and tensile loading. Here is shown the full-field strain and displacement contours using an in-situ three-dimensional digital image correlation (DIC) technique that provides insights into the initiation and propagation of damage. Further microstructural characterization of the post-fracture surfaces is conducted and correlated to the DIC effective strain contours to better investigate the influence of the different phases on the failure mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCharacterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials, 2022
EditorsMingming Zhang, Jian Li, Bowen Li, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Shadia Ikhmayies, Yunus Eren Kalay, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Juan P. Escobedo-Diaz, John S. Carpenter, Andrew D. Brown, Rajiv Soman, Zhiwei Peng
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages17-23
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783030923723
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventSymposium on Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials, 2022 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: Feb 27 2022Mar 3 2022

Publication series

NameMinerals, Metals and Materials Series
ISSN (Print)2367-1181
ISSN (Electronic)2367-1696

Conference

ConferenceSymposium on Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials, 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period2/27/223/3/22

Keywords

  • Digital image correlation
  • Failure mechanism
  • Gibeon
  • Iron meteorite

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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